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Contents | Winter 2014
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Obesity as a Disease:
What Does the AMA Decision Mean?
by Fiona Young-Brown
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What Do D.O.s Do?
Doctors of osteopathy have an added touch
by Tanya J. Tyler
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FROMTHEEDITOR
Tweens Nutrition and Fitness Coalition
“Exercise Is Miracle Grow for the Brain”
by Martha Evans Sparks
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The DOJ Increases Scrutiny of Whistleblower
False Claims Act Suits
by Emily M. Hord
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Rehab for the Aging:
The Orthopedic Center of Care at
Sayre Christian Village
PHYSICIAN HEALTH AND WELL BEING
Helping Ourselves, Helping our Patients
by John A. Patterson, MD, MSPH, FAAFP
Tackling the obesity epidemic:
Southern Obesity Summit, 2014
by Carolyn Dennis
PROFILE IN COMPASSION
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Finding a Way to Serve
by John A. Patterson MD, MSPH, FAAFP
Robert P. Granacher Jr., M.D., M.B.A.,
Editor-in-Chief (2015) Kentucky Doc Magazine
Welcome to the winter edition of Kentucky Doc. I
am excited to announce that the Lexington Medical
Society will assume the focus and editorial direction of
Kentucky Doc magazine, beginning with our upcoming
Spring edition. We have the nucleus of a new editorial
board, which is composed entirely of physicians. This is
a work in progress, and our current goals are to redesign
the editorial thrust and organization of Kentucky Doc
magazine. In the upcoming iterations, we are planning
a column authored by the LMS president, an advocacy
column focusing upon our profession, and when
appropriate, reviewing legislation that may impact
medical practice. We also are planning a “hot topic”
column for two physicians to take contrasting sides of
a medical issue and debate the topic. Dr. Patterson will
continue his columns on physician health/wellbeing
and also highlight a compassionate physician in a
separate column. We plan to broaden our current
audience of Fayette County physicians to include those
holding medical and osteopathic licenses to practice
within the defined Central Kentucky area.
As a result of this new focus, we will report what
physicians are doing outside their workplace and also
feature those organizations or facilities providing
medical service within the Central Kentucky area.
Currently under consideration is a section containing a
science-based article featuring “clinical pearls.”
Moreover, we hope to include a resident/medical
student column with at least one issue yearly devoted to
the beginning of each medical school year, and the
remaining quarterly issues to feature resident’s and
fellow’s pursuing postgraduate education.
I will be assuming the Editor-in-Chief position and
chair the LMS editorial board beginning January 1,
2015. Please allow me to present a call to action for
all fellow physicians and osteopaths in the Central
Kentucky area to become involved in this publication
and we welcome opinion pieces written by our area
physicians. It is the editorial board’s mission to develop
a readable, interesting magazine written and edited
by physicians for physicians practicing in Central
Kentucky.
Robert P. Granacher, Jr., M.D., M.B.A.
Lexington
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Giving Parkinson’s Disease the K.O.
by Fiona Young-Brown
Starting next issue, I will step down as Editor of Kentucky Doc Magazine. Dr. Granacher will assume Editor-in-Chief
responsibilities. It has been a pleasure serving our readers and I wish Dr. Granacher the best. Please take a look at
Dr. Granache ˊé